FI122443B - Lift system - Google Patents

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to elevator systems. In particular, the invention relates to a method and an elevator system for generating automatic elevator calls using a personal identifier.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Elevator systems are known for paging solutions 10 in which a passenger can give the elevator system a destination call using an identifier in its possession, such as an RFID (Radio Frequence Identifier). The elevator system must then be equipped with reader units which read the information contained in the identifier 15 (so-called identification information) and transmit it to the elevator system. Based on the identification information, the elevator system defines a passenger-specific target floor and allocates an elevator car from the elevator system to travel to that floor. The target layer is typically 20 layers to which the passenger repeatedly travels, for example the layer where his / her workstation is located. The above-mentioned known solutions are often also associated with access control by storing, for each passenger, information on the target floors and other access control spaces to which the passenger has access in the building, in the elevator system or in the dedicated access control system.

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However, there are several disadvantages to the known calling solutions cc described above. The passenger's feeling

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The personal data to be attached to the system, such as the aforementioned auto-paging target layers, must be manually configured in the elevator system or in the access control system associated with the elevator system. Configuring is usually done by the system administrator, which increases the system maintenance costs and altogether complicates the flexible use of tags for elevator calls. Prior art solutions are also unsuitable for cases where a passenger regularly has to use several different elevator systems, which may even be in different buildings.

PURPOSE OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to eliminate or at least alleviate the above disadvantages of the prior art solutions. A further object of the present invention is to achieve one or more of the following objectives: a self-learning system that automatically registers and repeats passenger journeys, 20 - facilitates and accelerates travel in elevator systems; in separate elevator systems.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

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® 7 in the character section. Other embodiments of the invention, cm 35, are characterized by what is stated in the other claims. The inventive embodiments 3 are also disclosed in the description and drawings of this application. The inventive content contained in the application may also be defined otherwise than as set forth in the claims below. The inventive si-5 content may also consist of several separate inventions, especially if the invention is considered in the light of the express or implied subtasks, or in terms of the benefits or classes of benefits achieved. In this case, some of the attributes contained in the following claims 10 may be redundant for individual inventive ideas. Aspects of various embodiments of the invention may be applied within the scope of the inventive concept with other embodiments.

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The present invention discloses a method for generating automatic elevator calls in the elevator system using personal identifiers provided to passengers. The method reads the identification information contained in the 20 identifiers in the passenger's first departure layer, appends the identification information to said first departure layer, reads the identification information in another second layer to which the passenger has moved from the first 25 departure layers, and generates an automatic elevator call from the first .

The exit layer in this context refers to the layer where the passenger identifier is read and from which he can travel by elevator to the desired destination layer.

x Elevator call means any call made to an elevator system. The co,, LO identifier assigned to the passenger is, for example, a retractable RFID identifier or o another suitable personal identifier for ° 35. Elevator lounges and / or elevator cabs and / or elevator system call devices (call panels) are provided with suitable reader units to read the identification information contained in the tag.

The basic idea of the invention is that the elevator or its associated system stores the passenger departure floor before each elevator journey and automatically generates an elevator call to take the passenger from the current floor to the departure floor of the previous elevator journey. In the method of the invention, at the beginning of the first elevator journey, the passenger gives a manual elevator call to the desired destination floor and when he wishes to exit that destination floor and enters the floor elevator lobby, the elevator system automatically generates an elevator call from that floor to the previous elevator departure. The elevator system is thus a self-learning system and does not need to be configured by the elevator system administrator for the passenger's target layers or other similar information. Thanks to self-learning, the passenger can easily use the same personal identification number in several buildings whose elevator systems have been applied in accordance with the solution of the invention.

In one embodiment of the invention, the classification information is registered in connection with a manual elevator call issued by a passenger, which is appended to the passenger's automatically generated automatic elevator calls. The classification information indicates that the passenger belongs to a special group, such as being physically handicapped.

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V 30 Thanks to the application, the elevator system learns and takes into account the specific needs of the passenger in the elevator service.

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In one embodiment of the invention, elevator trips made by the passenger during the visit are recorded, on the basis of which the automatic elevator calls are generated during the next visit. The application makes it easy for the traveler to record, for example, lift trips made during their working days and to repeat the same lift trips automatically when visiting the building the next working day.

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In one embodiment of the invention, the elevator system is provided with at least one motion detector for detecting passengers entering the elevator lobby (departure floor). Based on the motion detector signal 10, an automatic level call is generated to obtain the elevator car to that floor. As the passenger moves from the elevator lobby to the elevator car serving him, the reader unit in the elevator car reads the identification information contained in the passenger identifier, which can be used to generate an automatic elevator call to the departure floor of the previous elevator journey.

The present invention also provides an elevator system for generating automatic elevator calls. The elevator system comprises at least one elevator, a control system controlling the elevator system, and calling devices for registering manual elevator calls. The elevator system further comprises a back-end system in connection with said control system and at least one reader unit for reading the identification information contained in the identifiers provided to the passengers. The elevator system is arranged to read the passenger identification information contained in the passenger first exit layer, connect different information from the first departure floor to said passenger identification information, read identifier information on the second passenger departure floor, and generate a G.

roam the automatic elevator call to take the passenger from the second floor to the first floor ® 35 on the basis of said identification;

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The solution according to the invention achieves several advantages over the prior art solutions. The elevator system according to the invention is a self-learning system and does not require human resources 5 to configure or maintain passenger-specific information, whereby the elevator system becomes simple and maintenance work is minimized. Elevator travel instruction is based on proactive elevator travel by the passenger himself, making the system easy-to-use and flexible, even for use in elevator systems across buildings. Reference is also made in this context to the other advantages of the invention, which have been described above in connection with various applications.

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LIST OF FIGURES

The invention will now be described in more detail by way of example embodiments, in which: Figure 1 shows an elevator system according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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Fig. 1 illustrates an elevator system 10 according to the invention comprising elevators ^ 10a and 10b of an elevator system 10, a back system 15 connected to an elevator system control system 10c, ^

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a given identifier 11, which is, for example, a read-only co ί RFID tag and whose identification information can be read by the reader units 14 ° in the elevator lounges (only the Arrivals F1 reader unit shown in Fig. 1). The identification information includes, for example, the unique id number of the identifier, which is read and transmitted by the reader unit 14 to the back-end system 15. Alternatively, the reader units may be located in the elevator baskets instead of the elevator lobby. motion detectors to call the elevator car to the floor when a passenger enters the elevator lobby to wait for the elevator. 1 shows, by way of example, reference numeral 18, a motion detector on the upper floor F10 which detects passengers entering the elevator lobby of floor F10 and transmits detection information to control system 10c to order the elevator car to floor F10. When the elevator car has reached F10 15 and the passenger enters the elevator car, the reader unit in the elevator car reads the passenger identification ID number, which is used by the elevator system to generate an automatic destination call unless the passenger gives a manual destination call using the call buttons in the elevator car.

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As call output devices 12, the destination lobby panels and / or traditional up / down buttons can be used in the elevator lobbies. Fig. 1 shows only a destination call panel 12 located on layer F1 (Arrivals Hall Layer), which comprises call buttons 12a for registering a manual destination layer call and display unit 12b for indicating to the passenger who has initiated the call. In addition to the call buttons 12a, the target call suppressor comprises a rating button which

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cross the elevator lobes with signage (not shown in Fig. 1) to indicate co1 ^ 2 serving elevators. It is also possible to provide the identifiers with 11 display units, to which the information is transmitted by the subsystem from the elevator serving the passenger.

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The back-end system 15 comprises a processing unit, software and memory means 15a for storing information relating to automatic his-calls. The back-end system is connected via communication link 10d to the control system 10c for transmitting automatic elevator calls from the back-end system to the back-end system and, if necessary, for transmitting elevator status information from the back-end system to the back-end system 10.

The first time the holder (passenger) of the identifier 11 arrives at the building's entrance lobby F1, he goes to the paging device 12 and gives a manual destination-15 invitation to, for example, F5. In the same connection, the reader unit 14 in the Arrivals Hall reads the ID number of the identifier 11 and forwards it to the back-end system 15. The Background System 15 receives the id number, opens a record Fl. The control system 10c allocates to the passenger an elevator car which takes him from the arrival lobby F1 to the F5 floor. Once on floor F5, the passenger moves to, for example, his office. When the passenger returns to the F5 elevator floor, the reader unit 14 in the F5 elevator lounge detects the passenger 11 identifier, reads the id number contained therein, and forwards it to the background system 15. The background system

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The ^ 35 backend updates the record with a new output cvj layer (layer F5) for the next lift trip.

For example, when a passenger arrives at 9 in the Arrivals Hall F of the building the following morning, the background system generates an automatic destination call from the Lobby Layer F1 to F5 as described above. If the passenger has pressed the rating-5 button in the manual call, this will also be taken into account when generating automatic calls by ordering the passenger to a rated lift service, for example, by extending the lift door door times for a disabled person.

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In the example above, the elevator lounges have reader units 14 which read the identification information contained in the passenger identifiers 11 of the elevator lounges. Since the background system 15 has access to the location information of the readers 15, the background system can detect which floor the passenger enters at any given time (by lift or walk) or which floor the passenger exits (by lift or walk). Thus, the reader units can determine the starting floor of the elevator journey by 20 passengers, where the passenger entered the elevator car, and the destination floor where he left the elevator car. A similar determination can be made with the reader units in the elevator cars by detecting the presence of the identifiers of the passengers in the elevator car by the reader unit and identifying the location layer of the elevator car at the time of detection.

In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the background system 15 registers the passenger during one visit

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o 35 lift trips made in one visit in order of performance, in cm, including information on the starting floor and destination floor of each lift trip. In the example of Figure 1, the "recording function" is triggered when the passenger enters the Arrivals Layer F1 and the Reader Unit 14 in the Arrivals Layer F1 detects the Passenger Identifier 11. In the example case illustrated in FIG. (identifier 11) exits the detection circuit of the reader unit 14 in the Arrivals Hall F1, and then the passenger identifier 11 is not detected by any of the reader units 10 during a predetermined time period. The next time the passenger visits the building and his or her identifier 11 is detected in the elevator floors of the different floors, the background system generates automatic elevator calls based on the elevator stays 15 stored on the storage medium 15a, taking into account the order of If the passenger does not make the elevator journey according to said automatic elevator call (for example, does not enter the elevator car allocated to him / her), the back system will remove that elevator from among the stored elevator journeys. Similarly, if a passenger gives a manual elevator call and performs a non-recorded elevator trip, add the backend to the recorded elevator trip for that elevator trip.

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The invention is not limited solely to the above exemplary embodiments, but many modifications are possible within the scope of the inventive idea defined by the claims. Thus, for example, the background system shown as a separate computer system in FIG. Also

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in contrast to Fig. 1, the memory means 15a can be fully or partially integrated into the control system 10c

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Claims (11)

1. A method for generating automatic elevator calls in an elevator system using a personal identifier assigned to the passenger, characterized in that the method comprises the steps of: the identifier identification data is read in the passenger's initial take-off; to the identification data, information about the first takeoff is added; the identifier's identification data is read in the passenger's second takeoff habit; and on the basis of identification data, an automatic elevator call is generated for transporting the passenger 15 from the second takeoff back to the first takeoff. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the classification data provided by the passenger in connection with the manual elevator call is recorded; and classification data are taken into account when the automatic lift calls are generated. Method according to any of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the method comprises the steps of: storing the elevator journeys made by the passenger during the visit; and during the following visit, one or more automatic elevator calls are generated on the basis of the stored elevator journeys. O Method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the identification data of the identifier is read when the passenger is in the elevator sole. Method according to any of claims 1-x £ 4, characterized in that the identifier identification data is read when the passenger is in the elevator car. S Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the passenger's arrival at the start and departure of the flight is detected by means of a motion detector in the lifting seat of the take-off flight; and an automatic outer call is generated for transport of the passenger from the take-off flight on the basis of said detection. An elevator system for generating automatic elevator calls, the elevator system (10) comprising at least one elevator (10a, 10b), a control system (10c) and call devices (12) for recording manual elevator calls, characterized in that the elevator system further comprises means a back-end system (15) in conjunction with the control system (10c), at least one reader unit (14) connected to the back-end system (15) which reads identification data in the identifiers (11) assigned to the passengers, wherein the elevator system is arranged to: read the identification data of the identifier (11) in the first take-off turn; adding information about the first takeoff to identification data; in the passenger's second take-off turn read the identification data of the identifier (11); and, on the basis of identification data, generate an elevator call for transporting the passenger from the second take-off to the first take-off. Elevator system according to claim 7, characterized in that the call means (12) comprise at least one classification button for registering classification data in connection with a manual elevator call, and that the elevator system is arranged to: add classification data to said identification data; and consider classification data when the automatic elevator calls are generated. Elevator system according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the lifting lugs (FI, F2 ... F10) (MV 30 and / or the lift baskets (10a, 10b) are provided with reading> ... reading units (14) which reads the identification data of the identifiers (11) CL Elevator system according to any of claims 7-9, characterized in that the elevator system is arranged to: co ° store the elevator trips made by the passenger during a visit; o cm and during the following visits generate one or more automatic elevator calls on the basis of the stored elevator journeys. Elevator system according to any of claims 7-10, characterized in that the elevator system in at least one elevator sole comprises a motion detector (18) which automatically generates an external call when the passenger arrives at the elevator sole. δ {M (M σ> X cn CL CO in δ o δ {M